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BOURNE
Lincolnshire England
in
Words and Pictures

WRITTEN, RESEARCHED AND PHOTOGRAPHED

by Rex Needle

Population 15,000 with 5,500 homes (2008 estimate), 71 listed buildings, town hall, corn exchange, five churches, town mayor and town council with 15 members returned every four years..

Town sign

Photograph of the Week
A lonely swan on the Bourne Eau PHOTOGRAPHED AT 11.30 am ON WEDNESDAY 2nd JULY 2008
This forlorn creature is Jack, a mute swan that lives on the Bourne Eau in Church Walk, and you might say that he is up for sale except that swans are by tradition owned by the monarch and cannot therefore be sold. His mate died long ago and he is unable to fly because of a damaged wing and	has made his home on the river behind Bourne Eau House, sleeping under a tree in the garden and being fed during the winter months by the owners for the past nine years. The property is now being sold and it is hoped that the buyer will also take on the task of keeping an eye on Jack.

THE BOURNE WEB SITE IS READ AROUND THE WORLD
We have had a visitor this week from Curlwaa, a locality in New South Wales, Australia, with a population of only 405 residents.

This edition includes

FROM THE COMMONS
Police tax rebels should resign
by QUENTIN DAVIES M P

REX NEEDLE'S DIARY
The battle of Elsea Park hots up
CONTROVERSIAL AND CONTEMPLATIVE

OTHER NEW FEATURES
Remembering Lady Catherine DOES HER GHOST HAUNT THE RED HALL?	Trumpet link with Canada VICTORIAN INSTRUMENT SURVIVES
How the outdoor pool was built ONE OF THE OLDEST LIDOS IN ENGLAND	Remembering the railway navvies THEY WORKED HARD AND DRANK HARD
CURRENT ISSUES The Bourne Wood debate Saving the cemetery chapel

PEEPS INTO THE PAST
	The area outside the supermarket premises vacated by Budgens was once a cattle market where you would see livestock rather than parked cars. It closed in 1981 to make way for the Burghley Arcade.
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BBC Weather for BOURNE

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FAMILY HISTORY
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NOTICE BOARD
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	A PORTRAIT OF BOURNE The history of a Lincolnshire market town on CD-ROM from the earliest times to the present day THE BOURNE CHRONICLE Dates, events and people in our history
FOR SALE - framed views of landmark buildings around the town Delivered free to the Bourne area

FOCUS - view all contributions on site
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PICTURE GALLERY - submit a favourite photograph

PROMINENT PEOPLE - 500 names from past and present
PUBLICATIONS - relating to this town
READERS - remember past times
VISITOR COUNTRIES - tell us where you are located

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